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Duke Snider

Elite, if unfortunate, company

January 13, 2012

I was over at the local Barnes and Noble and my eyes fell on The Obits: The New York Times Annual 2012. Being the morbid and curious fellow I am, I flipped through the book (the title is a bit odd, since obviously none of the obits are actually from 2012; they actually span Aug. […]

Tagged as: Chuck Tanner, Duke Snider, Harmon Killebrew, Jerry Coleman, Ron Santo, Wally Yonamine, William McDonald

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Lest we forget: Duke Snider

February 27, 2011

The legendary “Bum” died today at the age of 84. Here‘s the Richard Goldstein obituary from the NY Times. Guarantee there will be front page mention of this tomorrow. Snider collaborated on his autobiography, The Duke Of Flatbush, with Bill Gilbert in 1988. Other titles include: The Duke Snider Story, by Winehouse (1964) Duke Snider, […]

Tagged as: Duke Snider, Mickey Mantle, New York, Willie Mays

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* Claims about Larsen Series gem seem odd … on Paper

October 22, 2009

Lew Paper, that is, author of the new book on Don Larsen’s World series no-hitter. Bill Littlefield offered this commentary on the Oct. 17 episode of Only a Game: In a new book misleadingly titled Perfect: Don Larsen’s Miraculous World Series Game and the Men Who Made It Happen, Lew Paper, the author, tells a […]

Tagged as: Don Larsen, Duke Snider, Lew Paper, perfect game, World Series

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